realpath
print the resolved path
TLDR
Display the absolute path for a file or directory
Require all path components to exist
Resolve ".." components before symlinks
Disable symlink expansion
Suppress error messages
SYNOPSIS
realpath [ OPTION ]... FILE ...
DESCRIPTION
Print the resolved absolute file name; all but the last component must exist
-e , --canonicalize -existing all components of the path must exist
-m , --canonicalize -missing no path components need exist or be a directory
-L , --logical resolve '..' components before symlinks
-P , --physical resolve symlinks as encountered (default)
-q , --quiet suppress most error messages
--relative -to = DIR print the resolved path relative to DIR
--relative -base = DIR print absolute paths unless paths below DIR
-s , --strip , --no -symlinks don't expand symlinks
-z , --zero end each output line with NUL, not newline
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
REPORTING BUGS
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
readlink(1), readlink(2), realpath(3) Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath> or available locally via: info realpath invocation
AUTHOR
Written by Padraig Brady.